While Steve Rogers had a pretty tumultuous 2017... and 2016, the more we think about it - there's no denying the strength of his return, which again, was delivered by the duo of Waid and Samnee.
Marvel Legacy's big return (no, it wasn't Logan) was the Steve Rogers we all know and love. Having been Nazified during the controversial Secret Empire, fans had been clamouring for the real Captain America to return for a long time - y'know, the one Jack Kirby and Joe Simon created during WWII, the anti-Nazi symbol of our time.
The return came in November with the release of Captain America #695, which subtly - and wonderfully - addressed the controversy by offering an analysis of what Captain America means to so many different people. It's beautifully drawn by Samnee, and Matt Wilson's colours look phenomenal.
It's warm, symbolic, and a fine turnaround from the doldrums Cap had been stuck in for most of the last two years. Here's hoping we have another Daredevil - and Black Widow - on our hands with it.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
